Clean, Bright, Pink and Yellow: 5 Recent Favorite Kitchens

Here's a clutch of afternoon eye candy for you — a dose of inspiring kitchens from recent Apartment Therapy house tours. These are a diverse bunch. Some are tiny rented kitchens that have been brightened up in creative ways. Others are larger and more customized to their owners' style. But they all are bright, refreshing, and beautiful places to cook.

BOTTOM ROW• 6 Extensive remodel - Vicki and Richard spent 5 months without a kitchen as they lowered the high wall that separated it from the rest of the house. This opened it up and didn't disturb the radiant heating system they have. • 7 Desk organizer - Nice use for a desk organizer. Can anyone ID it? • 8 Terisa, Colin, & Lauren's Family Home - Another rental kitchen made bright and cheery with personal accessories and some yellow paint. • 9 Karen's Cozy and Cheery Home - A cozy kitchen with a wonderful wall of windows. • 10 Vintage stove - We love the vintage stove! It really adds character to the kitchen.

Faith is executive editor of The Kitchn and author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning The Kitchn Cookbook, coauthored with Sara Kate Gillingham, as well as Bakeless Sweets. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband Mike.